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Ioanna Niles I Daily Trojan
Sunny days. Four students enjoy the bright and sunny weather outside Doheny Memorial Library on Tuesday afternoon.
Fun in the sun
Students make suggestions for semester
MMUl: First Town Hall of semester held Tuesday; plans for Ethernet in Troy halls
By SHARON STELLO
Assistant City Editor
Troy Hall and Troy Hall East will have Ethernet connections this summer and EVK welcomes student suggestions on its food, said a panel of four administrators, the Student Senate president and president-elect at this semester’s first Town Hall meeting Tuesday night at GroundZero Coffeehouse.
About 40 students asked the panel 15 questions from 6 to 7 p.m. in the dimly lit cafe on Childs Way. In the third Town Hall meeting this year and the fourth ever, panelists took turns fielding the questions.
“We are now using lasers on the roofs of off-campus university housing to give Ethernet to those students, and it’s very temperamental," said Jeff Urdahl, director of Housing and Residence Halls. ‘So we are trenching in the streets north of the university right now to put in a hardwire backbone to give Ethernet to these other buildings.”
Urdahl said the hardwire line will run up Royal Street to Adams Boulevard and down Orchard Avenue. He also explained to students that rent increas-
es for fell are not a direct result of housing renovations.
‘Money for renovations comes from the Facilities Management fund," Urdahl said. ‘And the rent increases are not official until the Board of Trustees approves them.
‘Rent increases are a game of catch up. Other years we’ve raised rent by about 3 percent but that turned out to not be enough.”
Concerning hospitality services, a student suggested improving the quality of EVK’s food by reducing selection.
‘Focusing on better entrees and less selection isn’t something I’ve heard before,” Urdahl said. ‘That might have a real impact and the food service workers are willing to take suggestions, not just ‘give us better
food,’ but specific ideas.”
Student Senate President Kyetay Beckner said that this is the time to bring up suggestions for changes in food services.
‘It’s an especially good time to txy new things because we are trying to get restaurants off campus to accept USCards,” Beckner said. “They seem amenable to testing it out at least on a trial basis.”
Students in the audience also asked the panel about the upcoming Doheny Library renovation, the future campus center plan and time limitations on amplifier usage near Tommy Trojan at lunch time.
“We are transforming Doheny Library into something more appro-I see tonata, page 3 I
“It's an especially good time to try new things...”
Kyetay
Beckner
president
Student
Senate
Emergency
forum prompts diversity talks
Assembly: Almost 50 gather to discuss staffing issues raised in anonymous fliers on campus
By CHRYSTA WILSON
Staff Writer
In response to fliers posted around campus protesting the lack of minorities on staff and in the student body, Michael L Jackson, vice president of Student Affairs, said that people should feel freer to express their views to him or other administrators rather than spreading rumors at an Emergency Town Hall meeting Monday.
“This kind of dialogue will promote mutual understanding and trust, diminish rumors and help whomever developed the fliers, and the larger community, learn the real story and greatly reduce the spreading of misinformation,” Jackson said. “Once folks have a clearer understanding of what is taking place at USC, they can more productively advocate for those ideas and changes that they want the university to consider.”
The meeting, hosted by the Black Student Assembly, Black Student Union, Shades of Troy and the Professional Student Senate, was held in order to answer the questions that black students prepared. Drawing about 50 people, the meeting was held in Taper Hall of Humanities.
Jackson encouraged better communication between the administration and those who were dissatisfied.
This meeting was the second in a week discussing the issues brought up by some anonymous fliers that were posted around campus citing the supposed decrease of black administration.
Students discussed topics like financial aid and tuition, retention rate for minority students and facul ty, as well as the fete of the Center for Black, Cultural and Student Affairs, El Centro Chicano and Asian Pacific American Student Services.
Those who were invited to come were Jackson, Catherine Thomas, associate director of financial aid, and representatives from the Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs, Office of the Vice Provost, the Black Faculty and Staff Caucus and the Office of Black Alumni Association.
Jackson prepared a packet of statistics and information for the Town Hall Meeting in response to four fliers that were posted during February’s Black History Month celebration.
The fliers stated questions like, “Where have all the black administrators gone?” and, “Where are all the black professors?” The other fliers questioned the low graduation percentage rates for Chicano and
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Questions arise on election confirmation
Senate: Constitution can be interrupted to require representatives from the two different subunits
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Student Senate Writer
Student Senate elections have not been certified and therefore the elected students are not official, said David Crandall, director of the Office of Student Activities, at the Senate meeting Tuesday night.
Crandall added that the elected officers may not all be confirmed into office.
His understanding of the constitution is that the housing/student community constituency must have a representative from each subunit.
That could result in Alexis (Lamb, who was elected as a housing senator) not getting selected for Senate,” Crandall said, because Lamb received the lowest number of votes among the three senators elected.
Crandall added it was his interpretation of the constitution, and could be up for review by the judicial council.
Lamb received 311 votes, totaling 12 percent of the vote. Kristin Price, who was also elected as a housing senator, received 314 votes, 12 percent of the vote. Sarah Emerson, the third housing senator elect, received 450 votes, 18 percent of the vote.
Emerson said that both she and Price did not plan to live in university-owned housing, and therefore would be in the student community constituency.
Adam Levine, Senate director of academic affairs, announced that Provost Lloyd Armstrong approved three additional questions from Senate to be added to teacher evaluation forms that all students fill out at the end of each semester. The questions, which have yet to be determined, will appear on all teacher evaluation forms beginning next fell.
This is a huge step,” said Levine, a junior majoring in biomedical engineering and creative writing. This is the only way we can get feedback from all students.” There was no other new business discussed at the meeting.
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Vol. CXXXVI, No. 31
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Ioanna Niles I Daily Trojan
Sunny days. Four students enjoy the bright and sunny weather outside Doheny Memorial Library on Tuesday afternoon.
Fun in the sun
Students make suggestions for semester
MMUl: First Town Hall of semester held Tuesday; plans for Ethernet in Troy halls
By SHARON STELLO
Assistant City Editor
Troy Hall and Troy Hall East will have Ethernet connections this summer and EVK welcomes student suggestions on its food, said a panel of four administrators, the Student Senate president and president-elect at this semester’s first Town Hall meeting Tuesday night at GroundZero Coffeehouse.
About 40 students asked the panel 15 questions from 6 to 7 p.m. in the dimly lit cafe on Childs Way. In the third Town Hall meeting this year and the fourth ever, panelists took turns fielding the questions.
“We are now using lasers on the roofs of off-campus university housing to give Ethernet to those students, and it’s very temperamental," said Jeff Urdahl, director of Housing and Residence Halls. ‘So we are trenching in the streets north of the university right now to put in a hardwire backbone to give Ethernet to these other buildings.”
Urdahl said the hardwire line will run up Royal Street to Adams Boulevard and down Orchard Avenue. He also explained to students that rent increas-
es for fell are not a direct result of housing renovations.
‘Money for renovations comes from the Facilities Management fund," Urdahl said. ‘And the rent increases are not official until the Board of Trustees approves them.
‘Rent increases are a game of catch up. Other years we’ve raised rent by about 3 percent but that turned out to not be enough.”
Concerning hospitality services, a student suggested improving the quality of EVK’s food by reducing selection.
‘Focusing on better entrees and less selection isn’t something I’ve heard before,” Urdahl said. ‘That might have a real impact and the food service workers are willing to take suggestions, not just ‘give us better
food,’ but specific ideas.”
Student Senate President Kyetay Beckner said that this is the time to bring up suggestions for changes in food services.
‘It’s an especially good time to txy new things because we are trying to get restaurants off campus to accept USCards,” Beckner said. “They seem amenable to testing it out at least on a trial basis.”
Students in the audience also asked the panel about the upcoming Doheny Library renovation, the future campus center plan and time limitations on amplifier usage near Tommy Trojan at lunch time.
“We are transforming Doheny Library into something more appro-I see tonata, page 3 I
“It's an especially good time to try new things...”
Kyetay
Beckner
president
Student
Senate
Emergency
forum prompts diversity talks
Assembly: Almost 50 gather to discuss staffing issues raised in anonymous fliers on campus
By CHRYSTA WILSON
Staff Writer
In response to fliers posted around campus protesting the lack of minorities on staff and in the student body, Michael L Jackson, vice president of Student Affairs, said that people should feel freer to express their views to him or other administrators rather than spreading rumors at an Emergency Town Hall meeting Monday.
“This kind of dialogue will promote mutual understanding and trust, diminish rumors and help whomever developed the fliers, and the larger community, learn the real story and greatly reduce the spreading of misinformation,” Jackson said. “Once folks have a clearer understanding of what is taking place at USC, they can more productively advocate for those ideas and changes that they want the university to consider.”
The meeting, hosted by the Black Student Assembly, Black Student Union, Shades of Troy and the Professional Student Senate, was held in order to answer the questions that black students prepared. Drawing about 50 people, the meeting was held in Taper Hall of Humanities.
Jackson encouraged better communication between the administration and those who were dissatisfied.
This meeting was the second in a week discussing the issues brought up by some anonymous fliers that were posted around campus citing the supposed decrease of black administration.
Students discussed topics like financial aid and tuition, retention rate for minority students and facul ty, as well as the fete of the Center for Black, Cultural and Student Affairs, El Centro Chicano and Asian Pacific American Student Services.
Those who were invited to come were Jackson, Catherine Thomas, associate director of financial aid, and representatives from the Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs, Office of the Vice Provost, the Black Faculty and Staff Caucus and the Office of Black Alumni Association.
Jackson prepared a packet of statistics and information for the Town Hall Meeting in response to four fliers that were posted during February’s Black History Month celebration.
The fliers stated questions like, “Where have all the black administrators gone?” and, “Where are all the black professors?” The other fliers questioned the low graduation percentage rates for Chicano and
l see MnWafe page 13 I
Questions arise on election confirmation
Senate: Constitution can be interrupted to require representatives from the two different subunits
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Student Senate Writer
Student Senate elections have not been certified and therefore the elected students are not official, said David Crandall, director of the Office of Student Activities, at the Senate meeting Tuesday night.
Crandall added that the elected officers may not all be confirmed into office.
His understanding of the constitution is that the housing/student community constituency must have a representative from each subunit.
That could result in Alexis (Lamb, who was elected as a housing senator) not getting selected for Senate,” Crandall said, because Lamb received the lowest number of votes among the three senators elected.
Crandall added it was his interpretation of the constitution, and could be up for review by the judicial council.
Lamb received 311 votes, totaling 12 percent of the vote. Kristin Price, who was also elected as a housing senator, received 314 votes, 12 percent of the vote. Sarah Emerson, the third housing senator elect, received 450 votes, 18 percent of the vote.
Emerson said that both she and Price did not plan to live in university-owned housing, and therefore would be in the student community constituency.
Adam Levine, Senate director of academic affairs, announced that Provost Lloyd Armstrong approved three additional questions from Senate to be added to teacher evaluation forms that all students fill out at the end of each semester. The questions, which have yet to be determined, will appear on all teacher evaluation forms beginning next fell.
This is a huge step,” said Levine, a junior majoring in biomedical engineering and creative writing. This is the only way we can get feedback from all students.” There was no other new business discussed at the meeting.
"iTtnifrr a
Offttw Win 2
Health and M*dkln« 2
Roundup 1
dasiMMi 12
Croaa won) Puzzle 13
WEDNESI1
March 3,1999
Vol. CXXXVI, No. 31
Did you know...
The three torches on the university seal represent the arts, the sciences and philosophy. The setting sun in the background represents the West, and the California poppy is the USC flower.
A tidal Wave: The USC men’s volleyball team lost to No. 2 Pepperdine in straight games Tuesday night at the North Gym.